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Plaintiff Withdraws Asbestos-In-Talc Claims On Trial Eve
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A plaintiff, who sued Johnson & Johnson for his alleged mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, agreed to dismiss his claims on the eve of a South Carolina trial…
Smoking & Asbestos Exposure Blamed For A Man's Mesothelioma
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Middlesex County Superior Judge Heidi Brieger told the jury that a plaintiff's late husband developed lung cancer as a result of smoking cigarettes and exposure to asbestos-laden brakes. The case headed to trial on September 6 in…
A $4.6 Million Asbestos Verdict Overturned in Illinois
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The Fourth District Appellate Court upended a $4.6 million verdict awarded to a plaintiff who claimed to develop mesothelioma (lung cancer) from inhaling …
Plaintiff Opposes Exatech’s Summary Judgment Motion
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A plaintiff filed an opposition on September 4, before Judge Pamela Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, responding to the summary judgment announced for Exatech Inc.'s AcuMatch hip implant lawsuit…
Discovery Sanction Imposed On A Taxotere Plaintiff
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In an order issued on August 22, 2018, Judge Jane T. Milazzo sanctioned a Taxotere plaintiff for withholding requested information about her medical history.
…Monsanto Attempts To Flip The $289 Million Roundup Verdict
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The manufacturer of the controversial weedkiller Roundup seeks to overturn the $289 million verdict granted by a San Francisco jury favoring a…
"All Ohio" Unification Deal Over Opioids Nearing Approval
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A deal that will unify the state and local governments against the pharmaceutical industry over “all Ohio” settlement of opioids damage claims is nearing approval.
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J&J Must Face California Talcum Powder Warning Lawsuit
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In an order issued on September 18, U.S. District Judge George Wu dismissed Johnson & Johnson's plea to toss a lawsuit brought by seven women in the ongoing legal battle over…
Plaintiff Seeks To Revive Zimmer Hip Implant Lawsuit
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In a September 10 notice of appeal, a plaintiff involved in the Zimmer hip implant litigation has appealed to the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to…
$3 Million Additur Granted in an Asbestos Verdict
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In an order submitted on September 14, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department confirmed a trial court's order granting additur in a 2017…
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